Metric Halo Mobile I/O's a No Brainer

Known for his past work with Primus, as well as the current line-up of Guns n' Roses, drummer Bryan Mantia (aka, Brain) holds a second career in computer music and beat programming, and uses two portable Metric Halo setups to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

Known for his past work with Primus, as well as the current line-up of Guns n' Roses, drummer Bryan Mantia (aka, Brain) holds a second career in computer music and beat programming, and uses two portable Metric Halo setups to work on multiple projects simultaneously.

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Known for his past work with Primus, as well as the current line-upof Guns n' Roses, drummer Bryan Mantia (aka, Brain, pictured right)holds a second career in computer music and beat programming, and usestwo portable Metric Halo setups to work on multiple projectssimultaneously.

"I do a lot of programming for albums," Brain acknowledges. "I justdid a load of stuff for the new Vanessa Carlton album. I also just didan album with Buckethead, the guitarist from Guns n' Roses. His newalbum has a lot of programming."

Upon recommendation by several producers, the Bay Area residentchose a pair of Apple G4 Titanium laptops and the Metric Halo MobileI/O, among other items. "I purchased the ULN-2, so I have two portableunits and two separate systems. So if I'm working in two separatestudios, I can have one at one and one at the other.

"The system is basically in a backpack, so I'm totally portable,"Brain continues. "I show up with my backpack with a MIDI interface, alittle keyboard and the MIO. My FireWire cable is four inches long. Iput my laptop on top of the MIO—it fits perfectly.”